11 Arrested In Card Fraud

DIGEST

July 25, 1991|Staff reports

MIAMI -- Eleven people identified as members of a nationwide credit card fraud ring known as the Nigerian Connection have been arrested in Dade County and are scheduled to be arraigned today, the U.S. Attorney`s Office said on Wednesday.

The members of the ring, which consists primarily of immigrants from that African country, are charged with using illegally obtained credit cards to steal thousands of dollars in merchandise, spokeswoman Diane Cossin said.

The names of those arrested were not released by the U.S. Attorney`s Office.